June 2019 We embarked on our RV Van trip on May 31 and returned home by July 1, having covered over 5600 miles and 16 states and visited many friends and relatives. These are a few photos of stops along the way. The first stop was an RV park near Albuquerque, NM. It just so…
Death Valley Flowers – February 16, 2016 See more Death Valley flower photos at Ophardtphotos.com This year in Death Valley, California they are having what is known as a Super Bloom. Three inches of rain in October, as a result of El Nino, have really brought out very many flowers for the first time since 2005. We…
June 25, 2014 In an effort to escape the heat of Phoenix we travelled to higher elevations in the Bradshaw mountains in search of the Desoto Mine. It is northwest of Cleator off of the Crown King road. The Desoto mine was opened in 1890-1972 and produced Cu, W, Ag, Au, Pb, Zn, and Fe.…
February 22, Ruby – Authentic Ghost Town The Phoenix Camera Club traveled to Ruby, AZ on a field trip. Ruby is on the National Register of Historic Places. Ruby is 50 miles south west of Tucson and 4 miles north of the Mexican border and is reached by at least 12 miles of gravel road…
Oct. 9, 2013 Bradshaw Mountains Our latest 4 wheel drive took us into the Bradshaw Mountains of Arizona, south of Prescott and north of Crown King. We started on the Poland Junction Road until it joined with Senator Highway (all are narrow gravel roads). We saw only a little bit of fall color in one…
April 23, 2013 – We traveled to Tombstone and surrounding ghost towns. Tombstone was thriving when the silver mines were in full production. The most famous event in Tombstone history is the known as the “Gunfight at the O.K. Corral” on Oct. 26, 1881 between the Earp brothers, Doc Holiday and the Clanton cowboy gang.…
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